Two-size camera



A. NAGEL 'rwo-srzn CAMERA Sept. 15, 1942.

Filed niches, 1940 I 11st 22 ATTORN EYS Patented Sept. 15, 1942 August Nagel, Stuttgart vested in the Alien -Degerloch, Germany Property Custodian Application March 28,1940, Serial No. 326,45

Germany May 31. 1939 The invention refers to a so-called two size cameras, 1. e. cameras with the aid of .which it is possible to take two difierent picture sizes on the same film. Several kinds of arrangements as such have already been suggested. Blind masks are known which can be adjusted from the outside and thereby permit more or less limiting of the picture size. with arrangements as such optional sizes can be adjusted, especially if the masks operate on the four sides of the picture size.

Inpractice, however, a more practical method has been found, namely to provide the arrangement only for two sizes, as on one hand photographing on optional sizes is not necessary on ordinary automatic cameras. and on the other hand it is always necessary to bring at least one sideof the picture size in relation to the film width in order tomake use of the film size to its full extent. For this purpose the camera is, for example, fitted with flaps which are'swingable parallel to the film plane and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the film. These arrangements have the disadvantage that they require a certain minimum thickness of .the camerahousing so that generally they are only suitable for box cameras whereas the said flaps can be arranged only with difiiculties on the narrow collapsible cameras.

The invention is based on the fact that avoiding all the above disadvantages, a two size camera can be fitted with the above arrangement in using a mask which is rotatable in the optical 8 Claims. (01. 95-31) vice and an objective Vice.-

Fig. 3a corresponding part section of the film feed locking device and of the objective shutter release locking device.

Fig. 4the release device for the film rewind lock.

shutter release locking de- '-On the shaft 2 of the film measuring wheel I is fixed the wheel 3. The gears, I, 8 engage in the gearing l of the wheel 3, the shafts l, 8

of the said gears being fixed to aplate 9. This plate is swingable on the axis 2 of the pin shoulder Hi which on its upper end I! is quadrangularily formed on the said end on which is disposed a wheel I 9. On the plate 9 are rotatably arranged apart from the wheels 5, 6 and It, also the wheels H, I! and the wheel I4 is arranged under the plate 9 its pivot l9 projecting through the plate and having a square ending ii on whichisarranged awheel it.

These wheels i4 and it are used for operating the counting mwhanism which in order to facilitate the illustration are not shown in the drawing. A lower shoulder i9 of the axis l6 projects in a sloped slit 21 of a slide 29 which is slideable on the camera housing wall 22 and the surface 26 of the bearing projection 25. The

uide of the slide axis of the camera being arranged parallel to I the film plane. This mask is preferably provided with the same opening as the picture gate frame of the camera corresponding to the desired bigger size, and when this mask is turned by 90, a

A smaller size, preferably a square size, is obtained,

the edge length of, which corresponds to the narrow size edge of the bigger size. 7

The section or the rotatable mask need not necessarily correspond to the section of the big er size and could, for example. be bigger according to the desired size of the smaller size.

An embodiment according to the novelty is illustrated in the drawing as applied to a camera with automatic filmfeed lock which compulsorily switches over to the adjusted size whereby at the same time the finder mask adjustment is coupled with this arrangement, the drawing showing as follows:

Fig. 1a ,back view of the camera with its main parts. d

Fig. 2-abase view of a film feed locking de- 56 the other direction so '29 is operated by means of the slot 29 on the screw 30 and also by the screw 28 of the bearing projection 29. The slide 201s provided with projections 94, the bending 35 of which is used as finder aperture mask. A suitable form-- ing 31 is arranged on a second slide 36 which is guided by means of slots 38 on studs 39. The forming 31 forms the other picture field aperture of the finder 49. The stud 39 arranged on the left. projects at the same time through a further slot ll of the slide 29.

I On the bearing projection 26 is arranged a disc 45 with the gear wheel 49. The disc 45 carries two studs 49 in the range of which is situated a stud 59 of the slide 29. The gear wheel 49 engages in the gearing of a small gear wheel 52 which latter engages with the gearing 54 of a gear wheel 53. This gear wheel is provided with an opening 56 the dimensions camera.

Between the slide 36 of the slide 29 is arranged a bellcrank 58 rotatable on the pivot 51 the two lever ends 59 of which engage'in the opening 69 .of the two slides whereby an inverse movement of the two slides is compulsorily attained.

The arrangement of an oblique slit causes the slide 29 to move the plate 9 in the on or that either the gear wheel 5 engages in the gearing of the wheel 88 or the wheel 8 into the gearing of the wheel 84. The gear wheel 3 is disposed on the axis of the film measuring roller I so that a different transmission between the film measuring roller and the spool axis 85 according to the position of plate 9 is possible. On this spool axis is arranged the usual locking wheel 88 which after a complete rotation looks a further film feed. For this purpose a disc 18 which is provided with a notch ll operates with the bending ll of the locking pawl 12 in such a manner that on meeting of the notch of the disc 18 with the said bending, the pointer 81 of the locking pawl engages into the locking wheel 89. The pawl 12 is provided with a slot shaped opening I4 with the aid of which it is guided on a projection 16 of the plate 11. The shutter release button 19 protrudes through the projection 18 having a shoulder 18 which cooperates with the cone of the pawl 12 and is provided with a second projection 82 through which is secured with the aid of a stud 83 the rectilinear guiding of the projection 80. Additionally a stud 84 is provided on the part 82 which can locate on the surface 85 of the pawl 12. The pawl 12 is under the influence of a spring 88 which endeavours to pull it in the direction of the axis 81. A second pawl 82 is pivoted in M, the end 88 of the said awl being formed as looking pawl and engaging into the gearing of the wheel 88 under the influence of a spring 93. The other arm 88 of the pawl is provided with a stud 81 which is disposed in a cam shaped opening 98 of a disc 98 being operable by means of a trigger N18.

The arrangement operates as follows:

When the camera is to be adjusted from a rectangular size to a square size, the gear wheel 45 is turned in an anti-clockwise direction. Thereby are rotated the intermediate gear wheel 52 and the wheel 54 so far until its aperture opening 56 is turned by 90 so that the edges of the said opening form the left and right edges or the picture field whereas the upper and the lower edges are aperture of the camera itself.

On turning of the gear wheel 46, a stud 48 bears at the same time with the stud 50 whereby the slide 20 is slid to the right. The finder picture field is thereby suitably covered by its edge 42 and at the same time the intermediate lever 58 moves the right finder field mask 41 likewise restricting the finder vision field, The size of the finder vision field now corresponds to that of the picture field. With slide 20, owing to the oblique slot 21 of the plate 9 the gear wheels arranged thereon are moved in such a manner that the gear wheel 5 engages with the sear wheel 83 so that a suitable higher transmission between the measuring roller gear wheel 4 and the cam disc 18 or the locking wheel 89 is attained in such a manner that on feeding of a small film feed length this disc it performs a full rotation. Shortly before the ending of this rotation, the projection 13 of the locking pawl 12 glides down on the edge ll of the locking wheel 18 so that the pawl pointer 81 engages into the gearing 88 of the locking wheel 88.

On further turning of the film winding knob the pawl 12 is moved to the left until the projection l6 bears on the end I08 of the pawl opening it whereby a further filmfeed-is with held. During this sliding movement thellockformed by the picture 7 this movement of the c the release button ll of the objective shutter can be operated. During the release button movement the projection 15 presses with its edge I against the cone ll of the pawl 12 swinging the latter on the projection 16 outwardly so that the locking wheel 88 is set free. After the release button is set free, the spring 86 pulls the pawl to the right thereby lifting the projection I82 of the said pawl upon the circumference of the disc 18. The initial position is now restored so that a further film feed is possible. on operating from the square film size totherectangular size the gear wheel I. is inversely turned to the location whereby the above described Operations succeed in a similar manher and the gear wheel I is lifted from the gear wheel 83, however, on the other hand the gear wheel 8 is brought into engagement with the gear wheel N.

At the same time with this reverse transmission of the gear wheels, the gear wheels II and I5 engage into suitable gear wheels of the counting mechanism which are suitably operated according to the corresponding picture size. The pawl 92 is used as film rewind lock. For example, when the film is to be rewound. the tr gger I" is turned in a clockwise direction wherey the pawl on stud n is lifted from the gearing of the locking wheel 88 by means of the cam shaped opening 88.

I claim: I

1. In a roll holding camera including a camera body, the combination with an exposure frame having an oblong opening therein, of spool chambers on each side of the exposure frame, one for receiving film from the other spool chamber as it is drawn across the exposure frame, a mask plate having an oblong opening of similar size and shape to the opening of the exposure frame, a mount carried by the camera body on which the mask plate may turn adjacent the exposure frame and into two positions, in one of which the openings of the exposure frame and mask plate may register and in the other of which the two sides of the mask plate and exposure frame form an exposure opening smaller than the oblong openings, and means on the camera body for moving the mask plate relative to the exposure frame.-

2. In a roll holding camera including a camera body, the combination with an exposure frame having an oblong opening therein, of spool chambers on each side of the exposure frame, one for receiving film from the other spool chamber as it is drawn across the exposure frame, a mask plate having an oblong opening of similar size and shape to the opening of the exposure frame, a mount carried by the camera body on which the mask plate may turn adjacent the exposure frame andinto two positions,

in one of which the openings of the exposure frame and mask plate may register and in the other of which two sides of the exposure frame and two slides of the mask plate opening form an exposure aperture smaller than the oblong openings, and means for moving the mask plate relatively to the exposure frame from the outside of the camera, a view finder defining an ob- I long field of view, finder mask plates movably ing pawl liberates the stud Bl so that hereafter 7 mounted adjacent the view finder, and means connected to the finder mask plates and to the means for moving the mask plate for moving said finder plates to and from an operative position when the mask plate is moved relative to the exposure framev whereby sa d finder may always 9,296,801 define a field of view proportional to the exposure frame.

3. In a roll holding camera including a camera body, the combination with an exposure frame having an oblong opening therein, of spool chambers on each side of the exposure frame, one for receiving film from the th.: spool chamber as it is drawn across theexposure frame, a mask plate having an oblong openingof similar size and shape to theopening of the exposure frame and. a circular periphery, rollers'supporting the periphery" of the mask plate on which said plate may turn. in its own plane to and from registration with the exposure frame whereby oblong or square pictures may be framed according to the position of the masking plate and exposure frame.

4. In a roll holding camera including a camera body, the combination with an exposure frame having an oblong opening therein, of spool chambers on each side of the exposure frame, one for receiving film from the other spool chamber as it is drawn across the exposure frame, a mask plate having an oblong opening of similar size and shape to the opening of the exposure frame, and a circular periphery. gear teeth on the circular periphery, a plurality of pinions meshing with the gear teeth of the mask to rotatably mount the mask plate, a manually adjustable member mounted to be operated from the exterior of the camera and connections between said manually adjustable member and a pinion for moving the rotatably mounted mask plate.

5. In a roll holding camera including a camera body, the combination with an exposure frame having an oblong opening therein. of spool chambers on each side of the exposure frame, one for receiving film from the other spool chamber as it is drawn across the exposure frame, said exposure frame defining the maximum exposure aperture, a mask plate, a mounting carried by the camera body for rotatably supportingsaid an area of less than mask plate relative to the exposure the outside of the camera, a view the exposure frame, masking memmeans operative by the means for moving mask for moving the caliyadjustingthefieldofvisw.

6.1naroll cameraineludingacamera body, wlthanexposureframe oneachaideoftheexposure frame one for receiving film from the other spoolchamber asit is drawn across the exposure frame, a masking plate including an aperture of similar size and shape to the exposure frame rotatably mounted adjacent the frame and including means for varying the size of the exposure frame through rotation of said plate, a view finder mounted on the camera, slidably mounted findermaskinl Plates carried by the finder to cover parts of the view finder to change the size of the field of view, and connections between the masking plate and the finder masking plates including a single manually operable member,

movement of which may change the size of the exposure frame and may also correspondingly alter the field of view.

7. In a roll holding camera including a camera body, the combination with an exposure frame having an oblong opening therein, of spool chambers on each side of the exposureframe, one for receiving film from the other spool chamber as shape defininga view in proportion to operably mounted adjacent the finder frame,

opening therein, of'jspool sin of the it is drawn across the exposure frame, a masking plate including an aperture of similar size and shape. to the exposure frame rotatably mounted adjacent the frame and including means for varying the size of the exposure frame through rotation of'said plate, a view finder, slidably, mounted finder masking plates to cover parts of the view finder to change thesize of the field of view, a slidable lever carrying one, mask.- ing plate and operably connected to the other masking plate to move said finder masking plates to and from each other, a single manually operable member connected to the mask plate in the camera and a connectionbetween said lusts-the camera exposure frame opening and @the field of view in the view finder.

8. In a roll holding camera including 'a camera body, the combination with an-expos'ure frame having an oblong opening therein, of spool on each side of the exposure frame, one for receiving film from the other spool chamber as it is drawn across the exposure frame, means adjacent the exposure frame for altering the size of an exposure made .therethrough and comprising a circularplate includ inganapertureofsimilarsise and shapetothe exposure frame, rollers movably supporting the circular plate, a. finder. means adjacent the finder and outside of the'eamera for altering the sire of the fieldfof view.,operable connections between the meana adjacent the exposure frame: and the means adjacent the finder whereby one. can only be operated with-the other. and a manually operable memberextending outside the 'cameraandincludedinsaidccnnections for simultlueously adjustingthe field of view and the exposureframe. 

